Glendale outlines 10-year road and bridge plan, backs Issue 12 levy to fund repairs

David Lumsden, the village administrator, told residents at a town-hall presentation that the Village of Glendale will ask voters this November to approve Issue 12, a 4.5-mill, 10-year permanent improvement levy restricted by Ohio law to road and bridge construction, reconstruction, repair or repaving. “This is a 4 and a half mil, 10 10 year permanent improvement road and bridge levy,” Lumsden said, adding that proceeds cannot be used for salaries or general operations and will be placed in a dedicated capital fund subject to state audit.

The levy would begin on the January 2026 tax bill if approved and generate an estimated $614,000 a year for the village, Lumsden said. He gave the example that the levy would add about $158 per $100,000 of assessed value; for an average Glendale property (roughly $380,000), Lumsden estimated a tax increase of about $600 annually. Over the 10-year term, the levy would yield a little over $6 million for capital work.

Why it matters: Glendale officials framed the levy as a way to complete a coordinated capital program that pairs underground utility replacement with full repaving, not just surface treatments.…